Here's the text of the apology letter submitted by former
Justice Joan Orie Melvin,
who was ordered to write apology letters to other state judges following her conviction on campaign corruption charges:

October 27, 2014

To the Members of the Pennsylvania Judiciary:

I was accused of misusing my office to assist in my campaigns for Supreme Court in 2003 and 2009. I plead not guilty. I was afforded a trial and I was found guilty. I have now

exhausted my direct appeal rights. As a matter of law, I am guilty of these offenses.

As a condition of my sentence, the judge ordered that I write letters of apology to every member of the Pennsylvania judiciary and to my former staff members. This has been a